same‚ to have experiences that others can relate to and to know that they are not alone‚ what happens to one person will be learned and passed on by everybody unless they find a reason to break the cycle. At the beginning of the book “Touching Spirit Bear‚” the main character Cole Matthews was prosecuted for multiple crimes to add to his extensive criminal record‚ but the latest was assault. After hearing Cole brag about his latest crime at school‚ a peer‚ Peter Driscall notified the authorities that
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Most Important Lessons In the novel Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen he discuses the idea of morals. As the reader reads the novel it is filled with many important lessons from many perspectives. Understanding that all these lessons made Cole a better person. The most important lessons learnt from the book are life is what you make it‚ forgiveness‚ and that people can change. The lesson “life is what you make it” was a big part of the novel. But also this lesson was reflective. When
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The right of the people to keep and bear arms has been the topic of numerous debates; not only among politicians‚ but among college students and professors as well. As of August 1st‚ 50 years after the Tower Shooting at the University of Austin‚ the state’s campus carry law has taken effect. Professors at the University have filed a lawsuit against the state proclaiming the new law violates their academic freedom. Concerned they will no longer be able to express themselves freely‚ they fear they
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THE HOLLOW OF THE THREE HILLS The Hollow of the Three Hills is a story of dishonor‚ deceit‚ and death. The author‚ Nathaniel Hawthorne portrays the main character as a beautiful woman with a shameful and abominable past. She tries to run from her problems but comes to find out no matter how big or small a problem‚ trying to run from it will only make the problem follow. The main character was so driven by curiosity and remorse that she brought herself to go see a witch. They met in a place
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The history of Chuseok begins way back in the period of the Three Kingdoms (AD 220-280). While there are varying theories to how Chuseok came about‚ many believe that it originated from gabae‚ a month-long weaving contest between two teams of women during the reign of Silla’s Third King‚ Yuri. Others believe that Yuri’s victory over the Baekje Kingdom and his festivities that followed after‚ which included activities such as weaving‚ martial arts‚ archery‚ and great feasts‚ gave rise to this holiday
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government. The government was established to serve the people and protect the rights numerated in the Constitution. United States citizens have powers that stem far beyond basic freedoms such as speech‚ religion and press; they have the freedom to bear arms. United States citizens take full advantage of their rights; it is estimated that there are 89 firearms for every 100 residents‚ making the U.S. the best armed civilian population in the world (Morgenstern). The Second Amendment was adopted on
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and global warning as a philosophical or existentialist problem within a fictional situation. Kim Stanley Robinson’s “Sacred Space” and Lydia Millet’s “Zoogoing” belong to this category. These two short stories are from a book called “I’m With the Bears : Short Stories from a Damaged Planet”‚ which I found out to be a book consisting of 10 eco-related stories that mainly promote and inform the readers of the idea of fighting against global warming.
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The campsite that I visit yearly always seems to surprise me. Last year‚ I visited Bear Creek Camp for the fourth time. When one goes to a camp‚ they can expect to get soaked in mud from head to toe‚ leaving them to scratch off the crusty residue until they are graced with a shower. They can definitely count on the infinite drone of insects‚ keeping them up until the crack of dawn. Above all‚ they can count on something to go wrong. Last year‚ I was greeted at camp with a torrent of rain that
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310 315 Well‚ Brutus‚ thou art noble. Yet I see Thy honorable mettle may be wrought From that it is disposed. Therefore it is meet That noble minds keep ever with their likes‚ For who so firm that cannot be seduced? Caesar doth bear me hard‚ but he loves Brutus. If I were Brutus now and he were Cassius‚ He should not humor me. I will this night‚ In several hands‚ in at his windows throw‚ As if they came from several citizens‚ Writings all tending to the great opinion That
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masculinity. This is extremely unsettling‚ considering how brutally the girl was killed. It is prominent that women were expected to conform to a rather severe set of expectations. Including with Scheherazade herself‚ in the Frame Story. This tale The Three Apples also leads readers to believe that during early Islamic society women were seen as inferior‚ but were also desired greatly. When the man confessed to killing his wife‚ he said‚ "So I conjure thee‚ by the honor of thine ancestors‚ make haste
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